In this week's Privacy Tracker global legislative roundup, Brazilian lawmakers enacted the General Data Protection Law. Myanmar updated its privacy legislation, while Malaysia is considering changes to its law. In Canada, Ontario is also mulling the creation of a new privacy law for its private sector. And in the U.S., the Federal Trade Commission is preparing to update privacy rules in the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
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A California bill seeking to limit photos of deceased individuals from being collected and used for anything beyond investigations is awaiting the signature of Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., the Los Angeles Times reports.
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According to Hunton Andrews Kurth's Privacy &Information Security Law Blog, the California Legislature passed a bill extending exemptions for collecting human resource and business-to-business personnel data under the California Consumer Privacy Act until Jan. 1, 2022.
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ICYMI
For Privacy Tracker, IAPP Brazilian Country Leader Dirceu Santa Rosa breaks down the fallout from the Brazilian Senate's decision to approve the General Data Protection Law and have it go into effect immediately after much discussion in recent months about a potential delay. Santa Rosa also joined IAPP Editor Angelique Carson, CIPP/US, to discuss the matter on The Privacy Advisor Podcast.
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ENFORCEMENT
Norway's data protection authority, Datatilsynet, fined the Norwegian Public Roads Administration NOK 400,000 for violating the EU General Data Protection Regulation's purpose limitation principle.
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ASIA-PACIFIC
Myanmar's Union Parliament amended the Law Protecting the Privacy and Security of Citizens to end the exploitation of the legislation, The Irrawaddy reports.
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Malaysia's Ministry of Communications and Multimedia announced discussions regarding amendments to the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 are ongoing.
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CANADA
Law Times reports Ontario's government has begun examining the potential for a private sector privacy law, which would potentially include the addition of the right to be forgotten, data portability options and potentially further empowering the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario.
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US
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced it seeks comments on proposed changes to bring several rules implementing parts of the Fair Credit Reporting Act in alignment with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
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Hunton Andrews Kurth's Centre for Information Policy Leadership published a white paper outlining key privacy lessons related to COVID-19 that can be put toward a U.S. privacy framework.
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Californians for Consumer Privacy announced U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., offered his endorsement for the passage of the California Privacy Rights Act ballot initiative.
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The City Council in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is considering legislation that would ban police use of facial recognition software and predictive policing technology, StateScoop reports.
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As the Texas Legislature considers privacy legislation, advertising trade associations wrote to the Texas Privacy Protection Advisory Council urging it to be mindful of “unintended side effects” that could place “unreasonable restrictions on digital advertising.”
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